However the decision has divided opinion
Plunging the Isle of Man into another lockdown is necessary to ‘stamp out’ unexplained cases of Covid-19.
That was the message from the Chief Minister this morning who announced the Island would be entering a circuit break lockdown just after midnight.
It follows a number of cases of coronavirus which can’t be linked back to the original Steam Packet cluster.
Howard Quayle said the government had to act quickly at this stage:
However it’s a decision that’s divided opinion.
These listeners called the Mannin Line today to share their thoughts:
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